The 20th March election is shaping up as an important election for the property sector.
The Tasmanian property sector is at a cross roads.
Reform is needed across a range of areas to ensure that we can turbo charge the property industry and increase its level of competitiveness over the next 10 years.
In line with this view, the Tasmanian Division has drawn together an election priority list which we are calling on Labor, the Liberals and the Green Parties to adopt as their election platform.
Land Tax 2010
- Land Tax reform is central to driving Tasmania’s economy further. There is an urgent need to lift the threshold, move it to a single flat rate and abolish aggregation
Greening Tasmania Through The Built Environment
- Fund the Tune-Up Tasmania program which is aimed at greening our cities existing buildings and putting Tasmania on the map as a leader in clean and green cities
Planning Reform to Take Tasmania into the 21st Century
- Fund Metropolitan strategies for greater Hobart and Launceston so as a community we can strategically plan for our future
- Commit to further development assessment reform to bring about certainty, clarity and consistency to the decision making processes.
- Commit to a planning reform agenda with clear and transparent Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Providing Infrastructure for Tasmania’s Future
- Clear 10 year infrastructure strategy for the state so there is clarity and a time line for all infrastructure projects with a transparent set of KPIs
- Continue the implementation of water and sewerage reform, fund water meters and implement a fairer user pays system by 2011
Getting Serious About Affordable Housing for Tasmanians
- Develop and implement metropolitan plans for greater Hobart and Launceston
- Develop and implement in consultation with the Property Council, a state housing policy
- Ensure adequate land supply connected to services to meet demand
- Reform property taxes to ensure a key barrier to affordable housing is eliminated.
Strategic Partnership with the Property Sector to drive Tasmania’s Economy Further
- Retain and expand the Coordinator General’s role to provide assistance for the private sector.
- Create an Urban Development Unit within Treasury and Finance to coordinate the provision of hard and soft infrastructure, land use planning and private sector development
- Create a dedicated property investment advisory panel to Government to advise on barriers to further investment in the state
It is important that these policies are adopted thereby driving the Tasmanian economy further and ensuring a vibrant property sector.
